There was always a belief that Ichiro Suzuki could hit more home runs if he wanted. Even baseball's big fly king*, Barry Bonds, said Suzuki would win the HR Derby as recently as two years ago had he entered. But while the longtime outfielder's reserved power has become the stuff of legend, as Ichiro says goodbye to the game as a player (At least, for now), the fact remains he was one of baseball's most prolific singles hitters.
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Of Ichiro's 3,089 hits, 2,514 were of the one-base variety, equating to more than 81 percent. Home runs, on the other hand, counted for a scant 3.8 percent of his hits. If you followed the 10-time MLB All-Star's career, none of this should surprise you. Still, seeing where all his hits over nearly two decades wound up, is pretty mesmerizing. Check this out, courtesy of MLB's director of research and development Daren Willman:
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One would expect a backyard tennis court if purchasing a house owned by Chris Evert. But throw in a backyard golf hole as well? Talk about a lifetime sport oasis.
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Such is the case with the tennis legend's Boca Raton home that has been put on the market. According to the Wall Street Journal, in addition to a tennis court (Again, a must for a Chris Evert house), the property also has a “short par-3 golf course.” Judging by this photo from Siemens Group Realty — a co-lister with Douglas Elliman — the phrase “golf course” seems like a bit of a stretch, but still, it's a sweet spread:
FacebookPinterestIn addition to being able to play golf and tennis, the 5-acre spread in Horseshoe Acres has a pool, soccer field, a nine-car garage, and two guesthouses. There's also a horse barn that was converted into a gym and home theater. Unless you plan on training the next Kentucky Derby contender, we recommend keeping it t..

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Eclipse SportswireDid you have a good weekend, America? Did you bask and bake in the perfect spring weather? Did you indulge in a little Cinco de Mayo celebration with your sombrero-clad near and dears? Good. We're glad you enjoyed yourselves, but you have nothing on this Austin woman, who won $1.2 million dollars on a Kentucky Derby bet of [drum roll please] $18.
How's that for a little ROI?
FacebookPinterestOn Saturday afternoon, while you were busy betting your kid's Harvard fund on Gronkowski (don't worry, they're not getting in anyway), the unidentified woman made a Pick 5 wager at the Retama Park racetrack in Salem, Texas—selecting the winner of five Derby Day races, including Justify, the 7-2 Derby favorite and eventual champion, Limousine Liberal, Maraud, Yoshida, and 39-1 Pat Day Mile race longshot Funny Duck, who we assume she picked purely because of the name.
Retama Park spokesperson Rachel Bagnetto called the feat—a first for the Texas track—”unhea..

A new four-part docu-series, 'Driven,' goes inside the world of college golf by following the Oklahoma State men's golf team during the 2018 spring season

Christian Petersen(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)I have said many a mean thing about Major League Baseball. How it's draconian laws on video use has curbed its growth among youth in the digital age. That its lack of salary cap is a death sentence to small-market teams. Its treatment of minor-league players borders on indentured servitude, or that it lionized Bud Selig, a man who actively covered up scandal after scandal. But, God help me so, I do love the game. And whenever I get down about the sport's future, there are moments like Sunday to remind me that America's pastime might be okay.
For, during a tilt between the Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks, the bullpen cart made its return to baseball when Astros reliever Collin McHugh. And it. Was. GLORIOUS.
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The Diamondbacks have had the cart since Opening Day, but McHugh was the first to commandeer it.
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One of the biggest fallacies here on planet earth is that you should always respect your elders. Respect is earned, not given, and you don't get brownie points simply for not dying. As it turns out, plenty of terrible people are old, like Cincinnati Flames youth baseball coach Paul Melvin who, despite being the “elder” of the 13U baseball team he was coaching in Indianapolis this weekend, was in fact the worst behaved human in attendance, attempting to attack a parent with one of his players' aluminum bats in what looks like the most milquetoast Grand Theft Auto mod of all time. Let rage blackout commence.
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Now we don't know what provoked this outburst or what Melvin would have actually done if he were able to reach his target without first being restrained, but let's just keep this simple: You aren't allowed to hit people with baseball bats. You aren't allowed to threaten to hit people with baseball bats. You're especiall..

Jason Day might not ever get as hot as when he won seven times in a 10-month span in 2015-'16. But when he's happy & healthy, he's as talented as they come

There's a new season of “Arrested Development” coming down the pipeline, not that you'd know it. Aside from creator Mitchell Hurwitz keeping fans up to date on the beloved show's status in the occasional media interview, Netflix hasn't made a peep. Odd, considering the streaming service breaks the bank anytime an Adam Sandler movie is ready to roll.
But, according to Hurwitz, who recently announced Season 4 had been re-cut and presented in chronological order, Season 5 is right around the corner. No, really.
“Like real soon,” Hurwitz said on Twitter. “Like, if you knew when, you would not be wrong to be thinking, ‘Why are we all just hearing this now?'”
Over the weekend, Hurwitz's statement was seemingly confirmed by this Bluth Company car sighting in New York City:
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Interesting use of guerrilla marketing, although the the team missed a big..